Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

The R87,000 PachiPanda Innovation Challenge in South Africa supports young entrepreneurs and youth-led SMEs developing technology-driven solutions to environmental challenges.

The National Council for Science and Technology (NCST), Rwanda, is inviting applications for innovative research projects that can strengthen climate resilience in Rwanda. Selected projects can receive up to RWF 133.7 million per project.

There’s over $16.6M (₦22.1B) in funding opportunities this October 2026. Explore grants, prizes, fellowships, and seed funding you can apply for now.

The €7,000 AGNES-BAYER Science Foundation Research Grant supports PhD students from Sub-Saharan Africa carrying out doctoral research in biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture.

The African Bird Club (ABC) Conservation Awards support small to medium-sized conservation projects in African countries that contribute to the conservation of birds and their habitats.

The $500,000 Global EbA Fund’s Medium-Size Grants support projects that use Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to address climate change and strengthen the resilience of people and ecosystems.

The $250,000 Global EbA Fund’s Small-Size Grants support innovative and catalytic projects that use Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to address climate change and strengthen the resilience of people and nature.

The $10,000 1wild Conservation Grant supports conservation initiatives focused on particularly important or threatened species and ecosystems, including biodiversity hotspots and species with high IUCN/EDGE conservation importance.

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund provides small, targeted grants of up to $25,000 for the conservation of individual animal, plant and fungal species around the world.

The Jana Trust Fund provides small grants of €1,500 to support early career biologists undertaking research and conservation projects focused on endangered mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa.